FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATURE 1st CALLED SESSION - 2017
July 25, 2017
TO:
Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB276 by Thompson, Ed (Relating to an assessment of the safety and regulation of municipal solid waste facilities.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to conduct a study assessing the safety and regulation of solid waste facilities in the state. The study must consider the permit application and approval process; the restrictions regarding the location of solid waste facilities; inspections and enforcement of regulations; and any other matters considered appropriate by TCEQ. The bill would require a report on this study to be provided to each standing committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over environmental regulation no later than December 1, 2018.
TCEQ estimates that a minimal cost would be associated with conducting the study. This analysis estimates the cost would not be significant.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality